Reports: Zinedine Zidane rejects the possibility of joining Chelsea

What’s the rumour?

Ever since Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea found it difficult to win games, the sack seems to be looming over the head of the Italian coach. Amid rumours of the former Napoli man being shown the door, Zinedine Zidane popped up as one of the names to replace him.

However, according to this report from RMC Sport, Zidane is not interested in the possibility of joining the Blues.

In case you didn’t know

Maurizio Sarri’s job started coming under scrutiny after Chelsea’s 4-0 loss at Bournemouth. The whispers intensified after the Blues lost 6-0 at the Etihad and things deteriorated even further after a 2-0 loss to Manchester United.

The heart of the matter

As a result, Maurizio Sarri’s job at Chelsea is under danger and Zinedine Zidane is being touted as one of the replacement. However, there is no chance that the Frenchman would accept a job during the middle of the season, which is why he is not giving priority to this move.

He is also not so keen to join the Premier League yet as he never played there during his playing career and doesn't know English, resulting in him being cautious.

Rumour rating: 7/10

Zinedine Zidane is perhaps the wisest man in the game right now. He left Real Madrid when he was at a peak and it completely sensible for him to not take the Chelsea job with so much going on around him. He is a man who evaluates everything very carefully before making the final decision.

What’s next?

For now, Maurizio Sarri will have to win the next two games at least if he wants to keep these stories away for the time being. Chelsea fans, too, would hope that they pick themselves up from this rut.

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